Daniel Kelly (athlete)

American long jumper and sprinter
Daniel Kelly (athlete)
Daniel Kelly
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Long jump

Daniel Joseph Kelly (September 1, 1883 – April 9, 1920) was an American long jumper and sprinter.[1]

He attended the University of Portland's Columbia Prep high school, where 1905, he broke the existing world record for Long Jump with a jump of 22 feet, 1-1/4 inches. He later attended the University of Oregon, where in 1906, he equaled the world records in the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes in the same day.[2] In 1908, Kelly briefly joined the Irish American Athletic Club,[3] and competed for the United States in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the long jump where he won the silver medal. He is a member of the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Kelly". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Dan - GoDucks.com The University of Oregon Official Athletics Web Site] at www.goducks.com Kelly". GoDucks.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  3. ^ The San Francisco Call, June 9, 1908.
  4. ^ "Hall of Fame Roll of Honor Members". Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
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  • Dielman, Gary. "Dan Kelly". The Oregon Encyclopedia.
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US National Championship winners in men's long jump
1876–1878
New York Athletic Club
  • 1876: Isaiah Frazier
  • 1877: William Livingston
  • 1878: William Willmer
1879–1888
NAAAA
  • 1879: Frank Kilpatrick
  • 1880–81: John Voorhees
  • 1882: John Jenkins
  • 1883–86: Malcolm Ford
  • 1887: Alexander Jordan
  • 1888Note 1: Victor Schifferstein
1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–onwards
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
  • OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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